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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Govt Surprises With Cabinet Reshuffle Months Before Polls
allAfrica, 24 March 2023
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, announced a Cabinet reshuffle on the evening of Thursday, March 23. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Continue to Overpower DR Congo's Defense Forces
DW, 20 March 2023
As Angola sends troops, Congo hopes that new military alliances can stop the violence in its eastern regions. Massacres are increasing, humanitarian aid is paralyzed and a new mass… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda 'Very Concerned' Over Possible Genocide in Kivu - Biruta
New Times, 23 March 2023
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Biruta, has said that some international actors are adamant and don't want to recognise the eminent Genocide against… Read more »
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Angola: Parliament Gives Green Light to Sending Troops to DRC's East
ANGOP, 15 March 2023
The Joint Report and Draft Resolution on the sending of an Angolan military contingent to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of the Peacekeeping Force, were approved… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Attacks By Armed Groups Displace More Than 100,000 in DR Congo
UN News, 15 March 2023
More than 100,000 people have been displaced, and dozens killed, following a string of armed group attacks in North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the… Read more »
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Angola: Bahrain - DRC Thanks Angola for Support
ANGOP, 13 March 2023
The First Vice-Speaker of the parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo, André Mbata, thanked on Monday the support, dedication and commitment of Angola to the… Read more »
DR Congo Cabinet Reshuffle Sees Ex Warlord Bemba Make a Comeback
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, announced a Cabinet reshuffle on March 23, 2023.
A big surprise is the addition of Jean-Pierre Bemba, former prime minister from 2003-2006. The former warlord had been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes committed in the Central African Republic before being acquitted on appeal in 2018. He served ten years of his sentence.
Another official staging a comeback is Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff for President Tshisekedi. In 2020 he was sentenced to 20 years in jail for embezzlement, but was acquitted on appeal in 2022. Kamerhe is now in charge of the economy and also a deputy prime minister - one of five deputy prime ministers.
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Tutsi-led M23 rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew from several villages on March 15, 2023, ahead of military deployments by a regional ... Read more »
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An attack on a village in eastern DR Congo, allegedly by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) miltants with ties to Islamic State, left approximately 36 people dead and several villagers ... Read more »
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres has urged leadersof the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement that Read more »
